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Local Government User Conference Agenda

Thursday 29 March – day 1

Past and Present

Time Subject
10.00–10.45 am Registration
10.45–11.00 am “Where Can We Take You?”–Welcome – Ian Carter, SDM Local Government, Ordnance Survey.
11.00–11.30 am “Back to the Future” – Conference Overview – Vanessa Lawrence, Director General, Ordnance Survey.
11.30–12 noon Overview of Local Government–David Clark, Director General, SOLACE.
12 noon–12.30pm Geographic Information in Action – MapAction.
12. 30–2.00 pm Lunch and Exhibition and Consultants’ Surgery
2.00pm–2.30pm Disaster Recovery: Lessons from Buncefield – Ian Churchill, Director, Northgate Information Systems.
2.30–2.50pm Case Study No 1.
2.50–3.20pm MSA discussion
3.20–3.40pm Case Study No. 2 (Trevor Adams, Met Police)
3.40–4.10pm Tea & Coffee and Exhibition and Consultants’ Surgery.
4.10–4.30pm Case Study No. 3
4.30–4.50pm Consultants’ Surgery Live
4.50–5.10pm Case Study No 4. (Ray Hooper, London Fire).
5.10–5.40pm  “So What Exactly Does a CEO do?” Paul Sheehan, CEO, Calderdale.
5.40–5.45pm Day 1 Conference close
7.30–8.00pm Drinks Reception
8.00pm Gala Dinner and Ordnance Survey Innovation Awards


Friday 30 March – day 2

Into the Future

09.00–10.00am Exhibition and Consultants’ Surgery.
10.00–10.30am The Future for Local Government, Michael Burton, Editor MJ
10.30–10.50am Case Study No 5 (St Albans)
10.50–11.10am Case Study No 6 (Mountain Rescue)
11.10–11.30am Case Study No 7
11.30-12 noon Tea & Coffee and Exhibition and Consultants’ Surgery.
12 noon -12.20pm Case Study No 8
12.20–1.00hrs The Future for Geographic Information – Chris Parker, Head of Research & Innovation, Ordnance Survey.
1.00–1.15pm Conference Close – Ian Carter, Ordnance Survey.
1.15- 2.00pm  Lunch and depart.

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